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Lexington's Drum-N-Bass * Ambient * Electronic
Outfit
Last Updated May 25th, 1998
PUZZLEBOX
NEWS
Welcome to the wonderful world
of Puzzlebox.
This page hasn't been properly updated in quite a while, so I'm going to
make that doesn't happen again. I've had some serious problems occurring
in my life, and it's finally taken care of itself. Now, I've got
a lot of free time to devote to finishing up my new
album, which is currently titled, "Insert
Slowly," although I've changed my mind over
a dozen times since the creation of this project. Have patience;
this album should be out later this year.
Since the last update, I've
put the finishing touches on two new tracks, which are called "Sacrifice
(Live)" and "Male
Prostitute," which is actually a breakthrough
for Puzzlebox.
Why, you ask? Well, mainly because it is one of the few songs that
I've created that include actual lyrics.
That's right, I''ve got lyrically, although you really shouldn't expect
anything poetic. I'm not that kind of a writer. Try to keep
your expectations
a little on the demented side,
and everything should work out perfectly.
And just in case you all
don't know, you can now reach me 24-hours-a-day
though my new e-mail
account. And, yes, I will respond to your e-mailing. I'm not
like that. Anyway, you can get me at [email protected].
Just click the link there if you wish. So if you're a record label,
club, or a fellow musician who just wants to shoot
the shit, please feel free to drop
me a line.
Until then, thanks for stopping
by and take care.
Puzzlebox
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DOWNLOADS
This is just a simple section
of the page where you can download
all kinds of samples from the upcoming album, "Insert
Slowly." I will say this one thing before
I allow you to cruise on down to the actual files; these files are
sampled at a very low sample rate so that I can fit them on my server.
If anyone is interested in obtaining an .mp3
file of a particular
song, just e-mail me at [email protected]
and I shall see what I can do about getting you one. Because these
files are not good representations
of my music. However, it will give you an idea
of what I sound like.
"Male Prostitute"
(Click
Here To Download 636k)
Drum-N-Bass
Featuring M.C. Synthetic
On Vocals
Lyrics Available
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"Sacrifice (Live)"
(Click
Here To Download 636k)
Drum-N-Bass / Live
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"Im,possible"
(Click
Here To Download 636k)
Drum-N-Bass / Ambient
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"It's Not Funny"
(Click
Here To Download 636k)
Drum-N-Bass
Sampled Using Tons of
Laughter
*
* *
"Bored (Hype Remix)"
(Click
Here To Download 636k)
Drum-N-Bass / Ambient
/ Electronica
Original Mix Not Available
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"Opener"
(Click
Here To Download 636k)
Drum-N-Bass / Ambient
Nice Environment Samples
Used
As noted, all of these songs
should appear
on the forthcoming
album. Although the final track listing is not yet complete, since
I'm not done with writing the music, I'm hoping that most of them should
appear on there.
I'm limited to ten tracks
for the album, but I've 6 finished
and 10 in progress. So there's no way to tell what will show up.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the samples. Check back every now and again,
because you never know when I'll be uploading
more music.
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LYRICS
Although Puzzlebox
isn't really a lyrical
band, some of the songs that I've put forth do include lyrics. However,
only one of them has been finished. So, if you want, here is the
lyrics for "Male Prostitute,"
which is performed by Puzzlebox
and M.C. Synthetic,
the other person in the band. Although, perhaps you should read up
on M.C. Synthetic before you start to fall
in love.
MALE PROSTITUTE
Written by T. Rigney
Music by Puzzlebox
Performed by Puzzlebox
and M.C. Synthetic.
Ha Ha Ha Ha
Ha Ha Ha Ha
"I love M.C. Synthetic"
But I don't like
you bitch
Your father sucks
my fat cock
He bought my ass
from the docks
I stand on the corner
Trying to sell my
dick
Because that's what
I do
I'm a queer male
prostitute
Oh yeah, bitch
Yeah, man
I'm a queer male
prostitute (Queer Male Prostitute)
Yeah, this song is rather crude,
but hey, it's a lyrical
song. It's not meant to be serious; it's meant to provoke laughter.
If you took this song seriously, hey, lighten
up a bit. Because seriousness
isn't what I'm out when I write lyrics.
There are too many serious songs out there. So I try to do my part
by lightening up the scene with a little humor.
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BIOGRAPHY
Todd Rigney, that would be me,
started out in the early 90's with a folk-rock
band called CLiCHe
that mainly stuck to playing house parties and small gatherings around
the good town of Lexington, Ky.
However, due to the suicide
of his best friend and lead guitarist, the group broke up and simply went
their seperate ways. Very different avenues
were taken.
Whle the other members of
CLiCHe decided
to stick with the folk-rock scene,
Todd discovered the underground electronic
/ hip-hop scene and quickly dived in.
In July of 1997, he released his first solo album through J-Bird Records
under the name of Industry Of Sound.
However, due to the lousy quality
that the CD contains, he abandon support for the album and returned to
the underground, where he started to gather
his thoughts.
After getting his grubby
little paws on a drum machine
and softsynth,
he returned to the music scene with an EP
that never saw the light of day. Puzzlebox
was born, yet nobody
heard them.
Just recently, due to some
serious illnesses within the family, Puzzlebox
went on hiatus, and the album "Endless City
Streets" was pretty much abandon. Within
the past few months, Todd has regained his strength and reworked all of
the previous songs into a drum-n-bass meets
ambient setting, and along with newcomer M.C.
Synthetic, has returned to the music scene
once again with the hope that the forthcoming album entitled "Insert
Slowly" will be a local hit.
That's pretty much it.
As far as my "real job"
goes, I work night shifts at Lexmark International.
Hell, if you see me out there, I work on Line
B Fusers, stop and talk to me. I really
don't mind.
Take care and thanks
for stopping by the website.
Puzzlebox
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M.C.
SYNTHETIC
Before anyone
decides that they're going to write me in hopes of talking to M.C.
Synthetic, er, let's get some information
about this mysterious lyrical
master out in the open right now.
I am M.C.
Synthetic. But not in the physical
sense. I write the lyrics that my beloved friend speaks. You
see, my buddy is nothing more than a text-to-speech
translator. Amazing,
eh? That's all he is.
I've decided to give him
a name basically
because, well, it's not really me, so it has been be something else.
So, since he's not real, I decided that this name would fit just right.
And it does. Although
some people will probably be a little upset
that I'm using a text-to-speech system for the lyrical
content, I'm really not too worried
about it. I like the way it sounds.
Do you really want
to hear our beloved M.C. Synthetic
talk? Well, just click below for a sample of his voice! Just
a small note: this guy is meant to sound cheesy.
That's the whole point
of using this kind of device for lyrics.
"M.C. Synthetic Speaks!"
(Click
Here To Download 44k)
Simple Speech File
Welcome To His World!
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CONTACT
INFO
If you wish to contact Puzzlebox,
there are a few ways to do it. The easiest is probably via e-mail.
Just about everyone knows how to use it, and it's just simple. So,
you can contact me at the following locations:
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
I do prefer, however, that you
attempt to reach me via the hotmail account
before you attempt to contact
me at Prodigy.
Also, if you wish to obtain
a free four-song demo
of Puzzlebox's
work, along with some cool press information,
you can contact me at the following snail mail address. Please allow
about four-to-six weeks for the package
to be delivered to you. Thanks.
Puzzlebox Studios
2337 Shandon Drive
Lexington, Ky
40505
Once again, thanks
for stopping by the site.
Puzzlebox
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